“Cursed be all those on land and sea who eat their fill, cursed be all those who starve yet raise no hand in protest, cursed be all the bread, the wine, the meat which day by day descends deep in the entrails of the exploited man and turns not into freedom's cry, the murderer's ruthless knife!” MenHandsTurnsSeaLandCryRaisesWineBreadMeatProtestKnivesMurdererRuthlessCursedLand And Sea Author:Nikos Kazantzakis
“The indications which tell your dry fly angler when to strike are clear and unmistakable, but those which bid a wet fly man raise his rod-point and draw in the steel are frequently so subtle, so evanescent and impalpable to the senses, that, when the bending rod assures him that he has divined aright, he feels an ecstacy as though he had performed a miracle each time.” MenFeelsClearSeaDrawsRiversMiracleRaisesFishesStrikesSensesBoatDryLakesSubtleFishingWetSteelIndicationBendingAnglers Author:G. E. M. Skues
“Action and adventure on land and sea-you can't ask for more. But Robert Kurson raises the ante in Pirate Hunters with an array of mystery and a fleet of colorful characters spanning four centuries. This is a great summer read!” CharacterActionAsksFourMysterySeaLandCenturyAdventureSummerRaisesHuntersPirateColorfulLand And SeaGreat Summer Author:Michael Connelly
“From wherever the emissions come, they have the same effect: They trap much more heat from the sun, melt the ice, raise the sea level, cause stronger storms, floods, drought, bigger fires, generate millions of climate refugees, destabilize political systems, threaten the growing of food crops and cause a number of other catastrophic consequences which, taken together, threaten the basis for the future of human civilization on the Earth.” HumansEarthTogetherPoliticalCausesLevelsNumbersMillionsSunTakenFireGrowingSeaEffectsCivilizationConsequenceBasesBiggerStrongerRaisesClimateStormIceHeatFloodTrapsRefugeeCropsEmissionsPolitical SystemsDroughtHuman Civilization Author:Al Gore
“The legislator is like the navigator of a ship on the high seas. He can steer the vessel on which he sails, but he cannot alter its construction, raise the wind, or stop the waves from swelling beneath his feet.” SeaFeetWindRaisesWaveShipsConstructionSailVesselSteersLegislatorsSwellingHigh SeasNavigators Author:Alexis de Tocqueville
“[Director] Peter Wallerstein does great work rescuing sea life along the shores of LA, and I helped raise money for sanctuaries such as Chimp Haven, who are now taking in over two hundred medical lab chimps released from government-funded medical testing labs.” DoeTwoGovernmentSeaHavensDirectorsHundredRaisesMedicalShorePeterTestingGreat WorkSanctuaryLabsSea Life Author:Alison Eastwood
“Ice in the West Antarctic and over Greenland, i.e., ice that's over a rock at the moment, that will raise the level of the sea as it slides into the ocean, putting at risk everyone and everything that lives on the coasts, and that includes an enormous percentage of the world's people.” PeopleWorldMomentsLevelsRiskSeaRocksOceanRaisesWestEnormousIceCoastPercentagesSlidesGreenland Author:Bill McKibben
“Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.” NaturalLevelsSeaDemandRaisesHumanitarianDisasterRisingReliefSevereAssistanceCapsMeltingNatural DisasterDraughtDisaster Relief Author:Leon Panetta